Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 51.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 49.9% more for housing
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
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